Group Account Subscription Plan
 

Transport Topics offers a Group Account Subscription Plan to certain qualified companies and individuals.

Under the Plan, participating firms may purchase Transport Topics subscriptions at special rates which are not otherwise available.

Participating firms receive one consolidated invoice, annually for all subscriptions. Subscriptions may be mailed to multiple locations.

 
 
Group Subscription Rates
 
(Minimum of 5 subscriptions- the regular domestic rate is $99.00 per subscription)
 
Quantity
Discounted Group Rate/Subscription
5 - 10
$92.00
11-25
$79.00
26-50.
$72.00
51-99
$68.00
100-199
$62.00
200-599
$59.00
600+
$55.00
 
  Complete details concerning the Transport Topics Group Account Subscription Program follow.
 
  If you have questions and would like to speak with someone from our Customer Service team, please call (800) 517-7370 or (703) 838-1770 or send an email to circulation@trucking.org

 
 
Program Details: Enrollment, Continuation and Selection of Administrator
 
 

A firm wishing to enroll or continue in the Plan must purchase and maintain a minimum of five subscriptions. The firm appoints one person to serve as the Group Administrator (the "Administrator"), who is the point of contact with Transport Topics. Communications to Transport Topics regarding the Plan or its subscribers shall come from the Administrator. Communications, including subscriber lists, renewal notices and invoices shall be sent by Transport Topics to the Administrator.

 
 
Establishing and Maintaining Subscriber List
 
 

A complete list of subscribers, including First and Last Name, Title, Company Name, and Mailing Address shall be provided to Transport Topics by the Administrator. An Administrator may request a list of subscribers, to verify its accuracy or make changes, at any time. Maintenance of an accurate list of subscribers is the responsibility of the Administrator. Lists may be sent via postal mail, e-mail or facsimile. Transport Topics may request, from time to time, information about subscriber job function, primary business activity, or other subscriber attributes in order to comply with postal and circulation audit requirements.

 
 
Invoice Calculation and Payment
 
 

Upon creation or renewal of a Plan, the participating firm will be invoiced an amount equivalent to the number of subscribers in the group, at the applicable rate (see below) for a term of 52 issues, per this formula:

Number of Subscribers x Applicable Rate x 52 = Invoice Amount

Example: ABC Company creates or renews a Plan with 11 subscribers. ABC Company will be invoiced for $825.00 (11 subscriptions at $75.00 each) and the group will be credited with 572 copies- - (11 Subscriptions x 52 Weeks = 572 copies). Transport Topics refers to these 572 copies as the Plan Pool (the "Pool").

Invoices are payable within 30 days of the creation or renewal date of the Group. If payment is not received within 30 days of the invoice date service to the Plan and its subscribers will suspend. Service will restart upon payment and continue until all copies are served.

 
 
Adding Subscribers to the Plan
 
 

A participating firm may add subscribers to the Plan at anytime. The firm will not be invoiced for additional subscribers until the Renewal Date of the Group. Instead, the additional subscriber(s) will be served from the number of issues in the Pool according to this formula:

Copy Pool Size / Number of Subscribers = Remaining Issues Per Subscriber

Example: ABC Company starts a Plan with a Pool of 572 issues (11 subscribers x 52 weeks). Twelve weeks later, there are 440 issues remaining in the Pool because 132 issues have been served (11 people x 12 weeks). At this point, the firm adds 4 more subscribers to the Plan. All 15 subscribers in the Plan now divide the remaining 440 issues. Because the remaining Pool is now serving out 15 copies per week, the Pool is exhausted in 29.33 weeks (we round up to 30 weeks). Transport Topics resets the Renewal Date for the Plan 30 weeks from this event.

 
 
Canceling Subscribers in the Plan
 
 

A participating firm may cancel subscribers in the Plan at anytime (subject to maintaining the minimum of five active subscriptions). No refund is issued; instead, the remaining subscribers will be served from the Pool according to this formula:

Copy Pool Size / Number of Subscribers = Remaining issues per subscriber

Example: ABC Company purchases a Plan with a Pool of 572 issues (11 People x 52 Weeks). Twelve weeks later, there are 440 issues remaining in the Pool because 132 issues have been sent (11 People x 12 Weeks). At this time, the Administrator decides to cancel 5 subscriptions. The 6 remaining subscribers in the PLAN now share the remaining 440 issues will. Because the Pool is now serving 6 copies per week, the Pool will be exhausted in 73.33 weeks (we round up to 74 weeks). We reset the Renewal Date for the 74 weeks from this event.

 
 
Subscriber Change of Address
 
 

Transport Topics receives change of address requests and notifications from a variety of sources, including official notice from the postal service, telephone calls, letters, e-mails and faxes from subscribers, co-workers, mailrooms, office managers, etc. We process these address changes in good faith, meaning we assume the information comes from a bona fide source and is accurate. It is the Group Administrator's responsibility to maintain an accurate subscriber list. The Group Administrator may request an updated list of subscribers in the group at any time by contacting Transport Topics.

 
 
Undeliverable Subscriptions
 
 

Transport Topics may receive notification from the postal service when a subscription is undeliverable. In such cases, mailing of the subscription suspends. Because suspended subscriptions are not served from the pool the group incurs no financial loss. When Transport Topics is informed by either the subscriber or the Group Administrator of an accurate address, the subscription will be restarted and served with issues remaining from the pool. Transport Topics cannot contact subscribers or Group Administrators when we receive undeliverable notifications due to the volume of "undeliverable" notifications it receives.

 
 
Exclusions from Group Accounts
 
 

Certain subscriptions are ineligible for the Group Account Subscription Plan, including subscriptions mailed outside North America, complimentary subscriptions and Benefit of Membership subscriptions served to members of the American Trucking Associations or its affiliated Councils. A Group must maintain a minimum of 5 eligible subscriptions to remain in the program.

 
 
Refunds
 
 

Transport Topics does not issue refunds to participating firms when a group subscription is cancelled. Instead, a credit will be applied to the Group, as described above. A refund will be issued to a firm, however, if the firm terminates its participation in the Plan, and a balance remains in the pool. Refunds are issued within 60 days of termination.

 
 
Program Changes
 
 

Transport Topics reserves the right to amend its Group Account Subscription Program at any time. Plan participants may end their participation at any time, for any reason.

 
 
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